You’ve likely heard this a million times: The most sustainable [insert item] is the one you already have. This holds true for your house, too—but with a caveat. The most sustainable home is the one you retrofit. Ben Ridley, director of Architecture for London, is an avid proponent of doing what you

The Candle Renaissance has come for the disposable birthday candle. No more stubby, swirled versions from the supermarket made with artificial colors (and even worse ingredients—like paraffin wax, which is a petroleum product). Lately we’re taking note of alternatives that, like the most elegant han

Close up the laptop; power down the emails. This weekend we’re leaning into community gatherings, cozy textiles, and cake. Take care and take a look: Above: Photograph by Claudia Maurino from Two Flats Are Turned Into One Perfect Home for a Family of Five. You’re cordially invited: Come see “Every

Kingston, New York’s Four Corners is celebrated for its craggy stone structures: it’s the only crossroad in the country in which all of the buildings date to pre-Revolutionary War days. They’re well-preserved, zoned for residential and commercial use, and not entirely time warps: Number 45 Crown Str

Welcome to The Editors’ Cut, our monthly column dedicated to beautiful and useful finds for all over the house. In this installment: Maybe it’s the constant engagement with our phones, or the proliferation of AI and its uncanny creations, but lately we’ve found ourselves drawn—pun fully intended—to

Architect Takashi Yanai’s Los Angeles kitchen is the size of his clients’ walk-in closets. A partner at Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney Architects (and a graduate of Harvard’s School of Design), Yanai, who was born in Japan and grew up in Santa Monica, oversee’s the firm’s residential projects: he’s a mas

Orange is often the outlier in a palette—too bright, too burnt, or too bold. But for the architects and designers we consulted, the shade brings warmth and character without overwhelming a room. Here are 10 of their favorite shades spanning earthenware and salmon to tangerine. Above: Jessica Willia

Welcome to Meanwhile, on Gardenista, in which we take a look at the goings-on over on our sibling site. In this week’s edition: There’s still plenty of time to eat, lounge, and linger—even cook!—outdoors. In fact, these three glimpses prove it’s the perfect season for it. Just bring a sweater. Abov

Luxury in Park City is defined not only by striking architecture and refined design but also by the ability to live well. Buyers searching for homes here are drawn to properties that provide privacy, easy access to the outdoors, and an environment that supports a healthy l

Proof that neutral interiors needn’t feel boring? This vacation rental, housed in a former bank in Germany. Just take a look at this bedroom, layered in materials and textures to keep the eye moving. Here are the key sources (and some lookalikes). Photography courtesy of Our Food Stories, as seen in

The reasons to go to Marseille are stacking up lately—and here’s another: Margot and I have been smitten by La Traverse, a contemporary art and design space helmed by gallerist-curator Catherine Bastide. Housed in “a southern-style house overlooking Malmousque Cove in Marseille, built in the early 2

Each month, our editors and contributors share a look at what we’ve been reading, watching, coveting, pinning, visiting, and otherwise loving lately. Here’s what we’ve been up to: Above: “Currently serving: end of summer, outdoors and in.” – Margot (alias @dogwalkdiarynyc) Above: “A few months ago

We’re in that liminal space between summer and fall, at least where most of our editors live, and we can feel the tilt into a quieter, slower pace. Hope you take care this weekend, and here are 13 good things on our radar: Above: A quiet moment from this week’s Measured Warmth: Designer Beatrice Fa

From the street, the 1870s cottage of architects Stephanie Burton and Joseph Lovell, in an inner-city suburb of Melbourne, Australia, is as modest as the homes that surround it—compact, humble bungalows likely built for those who worked in what was formerly a hat factory located in the rear alley. F

Mark our words: Marbleized patterns, particularly in earthy colorways, are about to make a comeback. Here’s the evidence: Above: Beata Heuman’s Two-by-Two Cushion Cover in Dappled Velvet is “made using the age-old technique of ink marbling,” completed with a squiggled tag in the corner. It’s $139 f

How does a 28-year-old from a small town in Kazakhstan become an in-demand interior designer with projects featured in The New York Times and AD? “Am I really a designer? Is this real?” asks Fariz Mamedov. “It feels like a fairytale.” An understandable response: not so long ago, Fariz explains, he w

Summer may be over, but there’s still a case for linen sheets in colder months. Woven from durable flax fibers, linen naturally regulates temperature—cool in summer, warm in winter—making it the ideal transitional weather bedding. While many of us keep at least one set on hand, some have made the fu

The new autumn issue of GG Magazine celebrates the power of family businesses shaping the worlds of fashion, design, wellness, and publishing. From Leonardo Ferragamo’s vision for the future of his family’s iconic luxury house to inspiring stories of innovation on the Fren

After years of running a beloved Vietnamese pop-up around the country, Anthony Ha and Sadie Mae Burns finally debuted a brick-and-mortar Manhattan restaurant in December. Ha’s Snack Bar offers the husband/wife team’s French-tinged bites and natural wine in a compact space filled with DIY finishes an

In her latest book, English designer Rose Uniacke reveals the updated interiors of her 1860 property in central London’s Pimlico area. The kitchen, unsurprisingly, is at once homely and monastic chic, decorated with carefully selected antiques and an artful layout. Her kitchen/dining room stands out